
Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, met with Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, where they discussed strengthening national unity, activating Article 176 of the Constitution, and managing regional security, following a series of meetings of Rezaei with regional officials.
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The meeting comes within the framework of intensive Iranian diplomatic movements with neighboring countries to discuss regional security.
The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, met with Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, according to what Iranian official and semi-official media reported on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Khamenei stressed “fulfilling the conditions put forward by the country’s officials, with the aim of ending the war and getting out of a state of neither war nor peace,” according to the official Iranian News Agency (IRNA).
The two sides proposed “strengthening cohesion, national unity and mutual trust between the people and officials, and taking advantage of the potential of the Constitution, especially Article 176 of the Constitution, to help the President of the Republic and the executive agencies facilitate and accelerate the solution of the country’s problems, protect national and regional security through the management of the Strait of Hormuz, and strengthen bilateral relations with neighboring countries on the basis of sustainable and mutual interests,” according to the Iranian agency.
This meeting comes a day after Rezaei met with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani Army Commander Asim Munir, and Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tehran.

The Syrian authorities announced the closure of the Nassib border crossing with Jordan and the suspension of passenger and trade movement, following Jordanian air strikes that targeted sites in Daraa and Suwayda, amid conflicting accounts about prior security coordination.

The Ansar Allah Houthi group announced the targeting of the Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia with a ballistic missile, amid the escalation of mutual attacks and the Egyptian Parliament’s mandate to President Sisi to support the Kingdom’s security, which the group considered a declaration of war.

The Israeli authorities detained three British MPs upon entering the West Bank, while Britain was accused of spying for Iran, and Singapore witnessed the naming of an orchid after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Damascus announced the killing of civilians in Jordanian air strikes targeting the Daraa countryside, while Jordan confirmed the targeting of terrorist organizations in response to the Karak attack, expressing its regret for the civilian casualties amid conflict over prior coordination and the closure of the Nassib border crossing.

Officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan met with their Iranian counterparts in Tehran to discuss reducing the regional escalation, coinciding with the Egyptian Parliament’s approval of authorizing Sisi to provide defensive support to Saudi Arabia to confront Houthi attacks.

The Syrian government announced its follow-up to the Jordanian air strikes in the Daraa countryside, which resulted in civilian casualties, stressing the absence of prior coordination. For its part, Jordan confirmed that the operations targeted ISIS sites in response to the Karak attacks, expressing its regret for the civilian casualties.